USDT AML Check

Run an AML check on any USDT address โ€” TRC-20 or ERC-20. Blacklist status, sanctions screening, mixer exposure and counterparty risk in a single lookup.

ETH & TRON: blacklist + sanctions check. BTC: sanctions only.

To run an AML check on a USDT address, paste it into the checker above. USDTBanList screens the address against the live USDT smart-contract blacklist on TRON and Ethereum, against OFAC SDN, NBCTF and UK OFSI sanctions lists, and against its own transaction graph โ€” then returns a risk score from 0 to 100 with the reasons behind it. An AML check answers a different question from a blacklist check: a wallet can be perfectly clean on-chain today and still carry high risk because of where its funds came from.
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Live on-chain data from the official USDT & USDC contracts on TRON and Ethereum, updated continuously.

How It Works

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Paste any USDT address โ€” TRON (Tโ€ฆ) or Ethereum (0xโ€ฆ). The network is detected automatically.

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We screen it against the on-chain blacklist, the sanctions lists, and the funding sources in its transaction history.

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You get a risk score with the reasons behind it: blacklist hits, sanctioned counterparties, mixer and darknet exposure, and how many hops away each risk sits.

Features

Sanctions Screening

Every address is checked against OFAC SDN, the Israeli NBCTF seizure lists and UK OFSI โ€” not only the Tether and Circle blacklists.

Fund-Source Tracing

We follow the transaction graph back through several hops to find exposure to mixers, darknet markets, scam wallets and sanctioned entities, and report how far away each risk sits.

Counterparty Risk

See whether the wallets an address transacts with are themselves frozen or sanctioned โ€” often the earliest warning that an address is heading for a freeze.

Reports and API

Download a PDF AML report for compliance files, or call the API to screen addresses programmatically before accepting a payment.

Why Run an AML Check on USDT?

Receiving tainted USDT is not a neutral event. Tether and Circle can freeze the tokens on any address, and funds that arrived from a wallet later designated as criminal can put your own balance under scrutiny. An AML check before you accept a payment is far cheaper than untangling one afterwards.

The distinction that matters is timing. A blacklist check tells you the situation as it stands right now; an AML check estimates where it is heading. Most addresses that get frozen were traceably connected to sanctioned or mixed funds well before the freeze transaction landed.

This matters most to OTC desks, payment processors, exchanges and merchants โ€” anyone who accepts USDT from counterparties they did not choose. For occasional checks, use the form above. For volume, the ChainSentry bot and the API return the same risk score programmatically.

An AML check is a risk signal, not a legal verdict. We show the evidence behind every score โ€” which lists matched, which counterparties are flagged, how many hops away the exposure sits โ€” so the decision stays yours.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a USDT AML check?
An AML (anti-money-laundering) check screens a USDT address for the risk that its funds are tied to crime or sanctions. It goes beyond a blacklist lookup: as well as asking whether Tether has frozen the address, it traces where the money came from โ€” sanctioned entities, mixers, darknet markets, known scam wallets โ€” and scores the exposure.
How is an AML check different from a blacklist check?
A blacklist check answers one binary question: has Tether or Circle frozen this address right now. An AML check is about risk before that happens. An address can be clean on the blacklist and still score high because it received funds from a mixer two hops back โ€” which is exactly the kind of wallet that tends to get frozen later.
Does the AML check work for TRC-20 USDT?
Yes. The check covers USDT on both TRON (TRC-20) and Ethereum (ERC-20), plus USDC on Ethereum. The network is detected from the address format, and the correct official contract and transaction graph are used for each.
Is the USDT AML check free?
The address risk check on this page is free and needs no signup. Deep AML reports โ€” full fund-source breakdown, counterparty analysis and a downloadable PDF for compliance files โ€” are available in the ChainSentry bot and through the API.
What does the risk score mean?
The score runs from 0 to 100. Low means no blacklist hits, no sanctions matches and no risky funding sources found. High means direct or near exposure โ€” a sanctioned counterparty, a mixer, or a wallet already frozen. The report always lists what drove the score, so you can judge it yourself rather than trusting a number.

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